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sa·line

(sā′lēn′, -līn′)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or containing salt; salty.

2. Of or relating to chemical salts.

1. A salt of magnesium or of the alkalis, used in medicine as a cathartic.

2. A saline solution, especially one that is isotonic with blood and is used in medicine and surgery.

[Latin salīnus, from sāl, salt; see sal- in Indo-European roots.]

sa·lin′i·ty (sə-lĭn′ĭ-tē) n.

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saline

(ˈseɪlaɪn)

adj

1. (Chemistry) of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing common salt: a saline taste.

2. (Medicine) med of or relating to a saline

3. (Chemistry) of, concerned with, consisting of, or containing any chemical salt, esp a metallic salt resembling sodium chloride

(Medicine) med an isotonic solution of sodium chloride in distilled water

[C15: from Late Latin salīnus, from Latin sal salt]

salinity n

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sa•line

(ˈseɪ lin, -laɪn)
adj.

1. of, containing, or tasting of common salt; salty: saline soil; a saline solution.

2. of or pertaining to a chemical salt, esp. of sodium, potassium, or magnesium, used as a cathartic.

3. a saline solution.

[1400–50; Middle English: composed of salt < Latin salīnus salty =sal-, s. of sāl salt + -īnus -ine¹]

sa•lin•i•ty (səˈlɪn ɪ ti) n.

sa·line

(sā′lēn′)

Relating to or containing salt; salty.

salinity (sə-lĭn′ĭ-tē) noun

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Noun	1.	saline - an isotonic solution of sodium chloride and distilled water saline solution isosmotic solution, isotonic solution - a solution having the same osmotic pressure as blood
Adj.	1.	saline - containing salt; "a saline substance "; "salty tears" salty - containing or filled with salt; "salt water"

Translations

salina salino

saline

[ˈseɪlaɪn] ADJ → salino
saline drip → gota-a-gota m salino

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saline

[ˈseɪlaɪn] adj [solution] → salin(e)

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saline

adj → salzig

saline

saline drip

n (Med: = device) → Infusionsapparat m → or Tropf m (inf) → mit Kochsalzlösung; (= liquid) → Kochsalzlösung f

saline solution

n → Salzlösung f

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saline

[ˈseɪlaɪn] adj → salino/a

sa·line

a. salino-a;

___ cathartic → purgante ___;

___ solution → solución ___, agua destilada con sal.

saline

adj salino

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Mohammed Abido said that the salinisation of soil in Tubli Bay has increased by 44 per cent due to water constriction, high temperatures and pollutants, leading to the death of 22 per cent of mangroves in the area.

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Eng Zahir bin Khalid al Sulaimani, chairman of the Omani Water Society, said, 'Many efforts are being exerted by the public and private sectors and civil society organisations to find solutions to the problems of salinisation.

INNOVATION KEY TO MANAGE WATER ISSUES: H E SAJWANI

Zahir bin Khalid Al Sulaimani, Chairman of the Omani Water Society, said: "There are many efforts exerted by the public and private sectors and civil society organizations to find solutions to the problems of salinisation through the construction of dams to feed the underground reservoirs and programs for the wastewater treatment, the establishment of desalination plants and linking them to ensure water security for emergency situations".

Water Research and Innovation Award Forum gets underway

Egan from the USA described salinisation of land as one of the major impediments for conventional agriculture especially in the arid and semi-arid regions of the world.